Chapter 4- Making Amends
Izuku had just left the infirmary and was on his way home when he got blocked by none other than Bakagou, and boy did he look angry.
"Deku! What the hell was that?! I know for a fact that you are a quirkless nobody! How did you do all that crazy shit?!"
"I have absolutely no obligation to tell but since I am already late I might as well. That wasn't a quirk, it was a suit of armor that I made from scratch."
"HA! You think just because you have a fancy armor that makes you my equal!?"
"Wow, your ability to make every single thing about you should be considered a quirk in itself… No I don't think it makes me your equal."
"Ha! So you finally realized-"
"Even without the armor I would still be at least 100 times better than you."
Now that made the explosive blond internally explode.
"I AM GONNA FUCKING KILL YOU!"
Katsuki launched a explosion right at Izuku but the boy just shrugged as if to imply "I have no time for this". He jumped out of the way of the explosion, ran to Katsuki in less than a second, planted a kick in the blond's stomach, which made the same grasp for air, and finally he dealt a well placed punch right in the nose, which dislocated it.
Katsuki was now holding his nose on the ground and shouting in pain.
"AAAAAHHHH! MY FUCKING NOSE!"
"Ah come on! Stop being so dramatic! I mean, this nothing compared to the explosions me and the others had to deal with. And, hey! Look on the bright side: You are already in front of the infirmary."
With those parting words Izuku went his way.
"I WILL GET FOR THIS DEKUUUU!"
"Yeah,yeah. Sure you will."
…
(The next day)
Izuku had just finished eating breakfast and was about to go back to his underground facility for training when the doorbell of his house rang.
"Izuku! Can you get that sweetie? I am in the shower."
"Okay mom."
When Izuku answered the door his second least favorite person in the world was standing in front of him, in his skinny form to be specific.
"Hello Young Midorya."
"What the hell do you want? To make sure I didn't spill the beans about you to anyone else?"
"NO! OF COURSE NOT! I WOULD NEVER DOUBT YOUR HONESTY!"
Izuku could tell that he was being sincere. Not that it made any difference for him.
"So?"
"Look I know our last meeting, to put it mildly, didn't go so well but if you'd be willing to just listen what I have to say I promise it will be worth your while."
A awkward moment of silence later Izuku responded.
"Okay."
"Thank you Young Midoriya! And, ah… Not wanting to overstep any boundaries but could we talk in a more private place?"
"Sure. I know a place. I was just about to head there anyway so as they say 'kill two birds with one stone'."
After saying goodbye to his mom Izuku took All Might to his underground base. The hero asked how he got the place to which the teen responded "If I told you I'd have to kill you." and something told him that he wasn't joking.
They both were now in a living of sorts, sitting in opposite chairs.
"So? What do you want to say?"
"I-I… I just wanted to say I am sorry."
The hero struggled to find the right words to convey how sorry he was.
"You were right. I was being arrogant and a hypocrite. I spoke so much about how all it took to be a hero was a desire to do good and determination but when you came to me as your last hope, I let you down. That was the biggest mistake of my life and I plan to correct it. I-"
"Let me guess, you want pass One-For-All me."
"How did you know about One-For-All."
That was a secret that barely a handful of people knew about.
"After our meeting I did a little research, (All Might hadn't told him his real name) and I found some very interesting things. Including the fact that, like me, you used to be quirkless, which led me to believe that you didn't get your power the usual way. So you either got it artificially or you someone handed the power to you. Going with the latter, and seeing as if this quirk seems to enhance your physical abilities to enormous proportions, I started searching for former heroes with a similar power but it was a dead end, but then I started thinking 'what if the power enhances the person's quirk and since he never had one to begin with it enhanced his psyche instead?'. So I started looking for heroes that seemed to have had a sort of 'power-up' in their careers , that led me to some of it's former users. The fact that the more recent seemed to be stronger than the older ones led me to believe that it had some sort of stock power effect. After that getting, the name was a simple matter of calling in some favors."
The hero's mouth was open in a almost comic way after he heard the explanation.
"Kid, are you Sherlock Holmes incarnation or something?"
Although it may seem like a joke he was genially curious.
"Don't be ridiculous, Sherlock Holmes can't hold a candle to me."
"Okay. So… Do you want my power?"
"No thank you."
The response didn't even took a second.
"Can I ask why?"
"Look All Might I appreciate the feeling of you wanting me to be your successor but… if I do it I will just become another hypocrite. I mean, how can I show the world that it doesn't take a quirk to be a hero if I myself rely on one, no offence. I got this far with nothing but my mind and body to prove my point. Why would I give up now when I am so close to the finish line?"
He said the last part with a self-asserting smile on his face. All Might looked at the kid and for the briefest moment it was like he could see the future and in that moment he was sure that the boy in front of him would change things for the better, that he would be a far better hero than he could ever hope. Having that understanding all he could do was sigh.
"I understand. Still if there is anything I can do for you, anything at all, just say the word."
"Well that you mention it I haven't had a decent spar in a long time."
"Ahaha! Are you sure about this kid? Don't mean to sound bragy but I AM the number one hero."
"Don't worry it will be just the two of us. This way you don't have to be concerned about having your ass beaten in public."
"OH! It's on!"
Hey guys, sorry if the chapter seems short. I just wanted to know if you guys wanted to read about the spar of if I could just skip straight to the school part.